The Sun. — London, England, 1826-08-25 00:00:00

SPIRIT -OF TIIE PUBLIC JOURNALS. IVII- urging upon Ministers, in the nmes of yester day, the manifest expediency of drawing food into this kingdoin by al4 the means which their powers as ape *eminent afforded to them, we used, through inadvertency, an exwession which would imply that the grain, of the averages on which we had ,been speaking, namely, oats, was equally with wheat comprehended within the law of last session for enabling Ministers to admit foreign corn in a limited quantity, and at or under a certain duty. This is not the case; the discretion then given to Govern ment had reference to wheat exelnsiVely, the amount of which, importable by that measure, was net to exceed 500,000 quarters. . If there are persons disposed to ques tion the utility of importing wheat alone, while other and inferior descriptior,s'of ra in were more immediately ap plicable to th,-, Wants, bong more directly within the reach, the PrArest among the people of Great Britain, we need l out Mention it as an obvions and acknowledged fact, that art increased supply, and therefore a diminished price, of tiny one article of hurnan sustenance, has an infallible tendency to reduce the cost of every other. In estimating the expense of feeding cattle, every plough-boy knows that a few seasonable showers, contributing to the- im provement of a scanty growth of hay, will speedily lower the market prices of oats; and the same rule holds in the relative operation of wheat, and oats, and barley, and /my tatoes on each other. The misery .of the present. season, especikily for the poor Scotch and Irish, is, that all the crops; except wheat alone, have suffered. It would be, therefore,in aggravated, anti, what is worse, a wilful if, by the coldness or timidity of Ministers, the country were not enabled to enjoy, to the fullest extent,' that qua titled indemnification which Providence has granted us iu in abundant wheat harVest, for the loss of every other.--- The stock of native wheat ought surely to be reinforced by the most liberal policy which Parliament recognizes, and Government ought at once to act upon the privilege conceded to them at their own request, of preferring the lives of the poor to the wealth and favour of the aristo cracy. But Ministers will not diicharge their duty to the utmost, by incurring no higher responsibility than that imposed upon them through the Bill of last ses sion. There is no grain produced out of the earth Which ought not, in the condition and with the pro pests which. await us, to be eagerly introduced into England. Although the law, therefore, in its short sighted prudence, contemplated, two or three months ago, a failure only of the wheat crop, and made ac cordingly an hesitating and penurious provision, by '.authorising an importation ;of 500,000 quarters ; nature willed it otherwise, and a suffering people cry aloud for relief, to an extent which no Parliamentary measure re commended by Government is at all equal to furnish. We, therefore, implore the King% Ministers to bring forward a bolder and more comprehensive discretion—that which is inherent in all ruling powers .where constituted autho rity of any kind is acknowledged; and which is both re cognised in principle and in its mode of action by the State of which they and we are members. By an Order hi Council, the Ministers are themselves aware, that it is lawful, for them to O or shut the ports subject to the after approbation of Parliament, which undoubtedly, where the sales populi is at stake, will never withhold .101 indeM nity. That there is a difficulty asserted, we are not igno rant; but it is one for which the present time seems pe culiarly ill adapted—namely, that GovernMent, although authorized to admit grain by Order in Council, are not competent to impose a tax upon its introduction, and therefore dread the anger of the country gentlemen for importing-freely whet they dare 'not incumber by 'an un - litwful duty. Men see matters, even the most importaia, in strangely opposite points olview, or really we should wonder. that. Ministers do not exult in the opportunity . of feeding the nation at a time of wretchedness approaching to famine, with corn, in the price of which no legislative quackery has' interfered. It', for a beginning, the whole stock now bonded were let loose at once upon the mar 'kat, we should like to ask, what possible bane could re., stilt from it to the most inveterate bolder ? On the 31st of July, 1520, the quantities under bond were— . Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans and Peas qrs. era. qrs. a mere trifle. • 97,560 878 112,790 Since added... 21,561 760 20,427 119,111 1,688 189,217 Thus we find, by unquestionable returns, that the whole amount'of theso three description* of grain at*wilt undex the King's custody does not exceed 260,000 guars tem! just half as much as Ministers begged on behallot their countrymen, threatened even then with a probable scarcity of food. We have no end to answer by. these few observations, but. to make it plain to Government. that should take the - manly part, it will not be deed tute of hearty and zealous supporters. The people, through no fault of theirs, are in actual want of bread, and it is no less then misprision of murder to say that they shall not have h.—Times. Next time the House of Commons institutes an inquiry ass t , tue subject of emigration, we nope that a different plan will be purpled from that adopted by the late,Commission. Instead, of examining only Magistrates or professiornd men, or rich landholders, let them send to Canada, the Cape of Good Hope, Van Diemen's Land, New Smith Wales, in any other,country, where English colonists have settled,Hfor some- of the middling and lower classes, and ascertain their sentiments on the peculiar advantages,or disadvantages of any particular colony. Ministers deserve great credit for this inquiry, and for the evidence pro duced on many topics connected with the subject ; but we could have wished that they had - gone a little further,: and - adopted a course somewhat like that recommended. The evidence of large proprietors only is of little or no use in ascertaining the real condition of the great body of the settlers. Sir 'Rends Biudett would just be as good evidence art the domeatic economy of one of his poorest tenants, or of a day.labourer, as some of the witnesses examined could be on the comforts or hardships of settlers in some of our colonies. No information could equal that from the settlers themselves. If the evidence of some. of those men who left this country in desperate circum stances, of those who have' succeeded, and those who have not succeeded, as well as the evidence of their wives relative to their household economy were taken, we should haves mass of information which would enable us to form a correct estitnate of these countries. If the evidence ae applied t,o any particular colony were unfavourable, it would tend to prevent emigration to that quarter. If, on the other hand, it were favourable, great numbers of the middling and:lower classes in Great Britain and Ireland would most probably resort to it. Sertrants out of place, as well as those in place who had saved a little money, and who looked forward to independence in their old age, perions'of small ineomes from MIL to 100/. a-year, who can scarcely eke out existence here, those that possess a few acres of land hardly sufficient to support them and their fainilies, and probably n great number of other descrip,, tions of 'persons would Set out for Canada or Van Diemen's Land if the evidence was such as to satisfy , them: At present the people 'of England are quite, ignorant of the reel situation of those countries. One traveller gives one account, aniithet an account diametrically opposite. One settler writetto.his friends in this country that the land is quite Itradisif4 o , world writes that he has met with nothing . but flifiaOnipttrient and misery, and hail been de. 'ceived rn every iniitki l ee,, If such men were, examined 4Rd "cross-examined Wore a Committee, we shoilld soon learp the real state oreti4 ‘ , ,,„l„,iy, and if in any. "tanee their evi4ence were satisfactory- there cannot be the P° 44 7 , bility of a doubt that great numbers would soon flock to such a colony,;,,and that if GoVernMent were to advertise lands for sale at a cheap rate, or large farms at a very low rout they would soon find them ,orttipied.. This would he of great advantage to England; for, besides riddintrber of a superahundant population, it would create a. new mar ket for the manufactures trine productions of the country. Emigtants catty with thclo the manners, the customs, and wants of The ttaithei coontry ; those from Great Britain, consequently, would wish to dress in British manufae- _ . . tures, to eat and drink as they have been acenetomed to do, and consume the productions of Great Britain and of the British Colonies. Thus a direct trade would immediately be eitablished between the parent country and the . new settlement, this, according to all political economists, would be advantageous to both. The greatest advantage, however, would arise to the -country from riddin& it, by this means, of a great number of discontented subjects.— If Charles I. had allowed the bad humour of the Puritans to evaporatein this manner, and, instead of prohibiting Cramwell and his associates from sailing . for North Ame- rica, had afforded every facility to them, and to all of the same description, to emigrate, he would, most probably have died a natural death. We think, therefore, that Mi- nisters pursue a just and useful policy by encottraging emi gration. We would not wish them, however, to encou rage it by borrowing money for that purpose, -or by au thorising parishes or landholders to mortgage their poor rates, or part of their estates, to.get rid of the poor, but by selecting fit settlements, and by publishing the evidence of those who are most likely to influence that class of per sons who commonly emigrate. The evidence in almost every initance, of plain, unsophisticated men, is infinitely more satisfactory than that:of Members of Parliament, or of writers who have directed their attention to any parti cular subject. We should like to see the evidence of the former much oftener resorted to in inquiries before Com mittees. It is not only more entertaining and readable, but it.comes nearer to experience and truth. Those high political authorities too often come to the question full of the ideas of Adam Smith, or Lauderdale, or Tooke, or Hardeastle. They seldom appear to have acquired any knowledge from experience; their evidence too often is gleaned from books and pamphlets ; many of their ideas are taken front some of the visionaries of the day, and are of little or no use in deciding any practical question.— Morning Herald. The lin6 of policy which England has all along pursued With regard to Portugal is alike adverse to any undue in terference, ,on her own part, in .the internal affairs of that kingdom, and td the permission of any such interference on the part of other nations. At the time when . Spain was about . to be invaded by France, Mr. Secretary Can ning wrote to Sir Charles Stuart, to take an opportunity of obtaining from de Villele some information respect ing the nature of the communications.between the French and the Portuguese Governments. This step was ren dered necessary by the situation in which Portugal then stood, in regard to its internal regulations—which being of the same nature'as those of Spain, might have afforded France a similar pretext for interference. M. de Villele was then perfectly aware of the difference between the cases of Spain and Portugal, arisingfrom the connexion of the latter with this .country; and Sir C. ,Stuart, in his despatch,' dated Paris, December 12, 1822„ stated that the Duke Mathieu de Montmerency had shown him the correspondence of the French Ministers with M. de Les sops, from which it appeared:that M. Oliveira, the Por tuguese Charge d'Affaires at the Court of France, called upon M. deN,illele in the course of the stunmer, for the purpose of representing the anxiety to which the assemb ling-of a French force on the Pyrenees had given •rise'at Lisbon, and requesting a fall explanation of the views of the French Government with regard to Portugal. M. de Villele assured him that "nothing could warrant any feel ing of uneasiness on the part of the Portuguese Govern ment; that the distance of that country had not permit ted him to contemplate the possible effect which the con centration of troops in France could produce upon a na .• . non, with whose institutions or government the French Ministers could have no deSire to interfere." Such were the sentiments of M. de Villele at the time when Forth gal was, governed by a Constitution similar to thatof Spain against which the French Government had declared, its hostility. It 'is not, therefore, at all . probehle that the French Ministry will feel any diapositton to easist Spain, if her Sovereign should feel inclined to bike 'pert With the Bemposta party in Portugal. In fact the present, casolof Portugal has no resemblance to that of The Pin, stitution of Portugal has been conferred upon it by the free will of the legaimat6 monarch. In the Speech of the King of France, ,delivered at the opening of the Sessions of the two Chambers on the 2Ath Jan.lB23,thefoliowingexpres sions are used :---";Let Ferdinand VII. be free to give to his people institutions which they cannot hold but from him, and which, by seeming their tranquillity, would dissipate • the just inqu i etudes olf;*rance s . Hostilities shall cease from that moment. 1 !mike, gentlemen ' before you, a solemn engagement on 'that point." This language 'evidently im plies that the only object, of the French Monarch was to place Ferdinand in a situatipn to legislate with freedom ; and it would, therefore, be totally inconsistent with this principle to do , any thing against institutions established by a legitimate Sovereign, or in support of the factions, who have placed themselvee in opposition to their Go vernmrpt. With regard "to the supposed attempts of Spain to countenance the seditious' in Portugal we consi der it superfluous to make any reMark, because it is old- vious that Spain neither can nor dare act without the con currence of her neighbour„ The 'Only other aspect in which the affair may be viewed is in the manner in which it ,has rather too frequently of late been the practice to view such questions—as a question affecting , Spain immediately, and the great Powers of Continental Europe indirectly; but it is obvious that in this case the principles of the' Holy Alliance cannot be invoked to "'afford tV Span that moral support which would give to her proceedings the whole force of the alliance, and would produce a salutary, fear into the revolutionist's of all countries ;" because the efforts of Spain would be in aid of revolutionists, and the measure would in fact be a departure from `the prineiples of the alliance, and a direet attack upon legitimaey. Again, in the case of Spain, military anarchy was complained of--.- whereas, in the ease of Portugal, Staiiri could only place her hopes in exciting military anarchy. Not' only would the principle of interference be recognised if this country were to admit any such "right as Spain is supported' to claim; but a direct infringement would be made on the right of this_ country as the Ally. of Portugal. It:there . fore appears to us extremely wide of the truth to suppose that any attempt by force will he made against the Por tuguese Constitution; nor do we believe that the 'Spanish Governtrient will persist hi harbouring the Portuguese maleontents when those representations are . made to it which thincountry and 'Portugal are entitled to make on he occasion.—British Press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. ----Yesterday several mailmen were brought before the LORD MAYOR, on charges of having taken more passengers than by law they were entitled to do. One named Beard was fitted 5/. for taking 14 passengers : out of the Sir Edward iianhas iteam-boat, when by law he was en titled to take only eight. The defendant had a boat of three tune burden, instend of the common wherry, and therefore no charge was made against him a.'i endangering the liies of the passengers. The Milers of the Watermen's ,Company attended, and declared that it would be aNioltitely ., necessary to have a new et of orna ment for the regulation of the disorders occasione d by the' water men and the steam-boat*. Mr. Drinkekli one iii the Rule rs,. 'dated, that although he had been accustomed to the water all hie life, he never went on hoard without Considerable apprehension. It was matter of astonishment to him that lives had not been lost, constantly as they were endangered. " some of the watermen got large boats, like that used by the defendant; and overpowered the "theta. It was only on the Sundarbefore that three wherries ;were sunk. Ili' tulvised the Lord Mayor nut. to mitigate the pe naltic,7 in itily instance,' if lie wiihed to abate the 'CO. / "' i t ' 1 4... , Al.. said, he valued the waternien highly,. and a r ti e U*l . for ttieir - saki.% to see tliii spirit of disorder prevail ti, he ruo in t ro thtir, ,_ its , it must iiltiniattly'oceasion the steam-boats the i r b oo "n a. "'''" s me" , Ira land the passenger* without the use of Ili!, Lerslslii- 'lto y egested tliat a Imre - . butt ho Id b emp l oyed "" the aliot, manned by `t," ' i t 4. ni ?` ut e saairatildsiouttathgtectretfgh:Ttitdiniointezw,::,:ii,airiteti).,i.iti.,na by : ei rei tt:o4,,4l2prendopeiarieenAt,i;ty)oufpi,siritages*heierneyenceot.oer:Asr, , poc k e i,,, t o pi eseive order. - Ha had : o rr t ly gu rrlC l ;l th ttit e ! p o r f oi t r b it e t i o r r n s w; . . ' the *team -racket* would do the *am' e. Ilis Lordship said, if such men were found, he would swear them in as constables, to give them authority to act. The Rulers of the Waterman's Company expressed - their con fidence in the salutary effects of such a measure. A Waterman said, the Magistrates of the Thames Police held that tfhose waternwn were first entitled to fares who were first' at the steam-boats. The conseqbence was, that there was a gene ral contest to get first, in which lives would one day be lost. • The Lunn Afaina said, he held no Such doetrine. The fates were to be taken according to their turn in waiting at the stairs, and he would fine every one who was brought before him and convicted of violating that order. The Rulers of the Company then went away, upon the under standing that they would aid in carrying into effect the regulation suggested by the Lord 1114 or. GUILDHALL.---John Morris, a lad about 19 years old, ser vantwith Mr. Barton, a baker, in Long-lane, Smithfield, *as brought up on suspicion of having, as the trade-phrase goes, buried a number of dead men, that is, charged to customers loaves that were never delivered to them. It appeared that be bad killed some of these dead men in the face of a double check upon him. He had to deliver bread at Mrs.Townsend'e, a chandler's shop in St. Luke's, and upon every occasion he was called tip!) to enter the quantity in a book kept by Mrs. Townsend, while she wrote the same thing in another book, which he returned to his master. By altering her figures in the latter book only, lie was enabled to obtain loaves for him- self; for Mrs. Townsend knowing the bills were made out frem the entries in her own hand, afterwards paid the bills withdut examination. Thus, on the 24 of August, the prisoner changed nine loaves into ten ; on the 9th, ten into twelve ; and on the 10th, eight into ten. There was a sum of ls. 3d. paid by Mrs. Townsend on the 9th, which Mr. Barton swore the prisoner never accounted for. - In another case, the prisoner had stated a customer to have re ceived three quarterns instead of half quarterns per week since the middle of June. What wages did you give him ?" asked the Alderman. Mr. Berton replied, 14s. a week, and his beer, bread, and flour. Mr. Alderman WA ITIIMAN asked if he gave him nothing to eat with his beer and bread; evidently have an eye to the shaving and draining of all the dishes'sent to be baked, which must occur while journeymen are hired upon such terms. " Oh no," said Mr: Borton, " nothing but beer, bread, and flour; he found all the rett'himself." The .prisoner made no defence, and was committed for trial. BOW-STREET.—On Wednesday evening, about S o'clock, as Sir Ilicrraun Btarita was alone in the office, busily engaged in writing letters, a gentleman full seven feet and a half in height, well made in proportion, and hahitcd in a blue military frock coat, en tered the justice-room, accompanied by Richards, a waterman, and Jennings, a patrol, the latter of whom had in his custody 'an urchin, technically termed a conveyancer, named William Evans, whose slight of hand tricks have often been noticed in the police intelligence of this office. The group halted in the presence of the Magistrate, who was ton bury at first to notice their appear once, but when he raised his eyes from the paper on which hewas occupied, the presence of the immense gentleman Who stood be- fore him seemed for a few moments to confound his faculties, and he gazed without well knowing whether he beheld a phantom, or an undoubted man, whose dimensions by' far exceeded those . of the common run of mortals. The men of the Life Guards, and eVen Mr. Carus Wilson,, uu., who .carries his head so high that be can look with ease threugh the windows of the first floors as he passes through the Streets, seemed to shrink into pigmies when compared with the gigantic stranger, and every body wondered as they strained their eyes in ganging his height, how he possibly con trived to enterthe doors, and sit in a room, that were only made . _ for ordinary beings. Sir R. Amt./ix having in some measure recovered his surprise, bowed to the lofty gentleman, who gracefully returned his salute. " It is not every day, Sir," said the Magistrate, " that we, have the good fortune to meet with so tall a gentleman as you are." " True, Sir," said the stranger smiling, " I believe there ire few Men of the present age who have attained the height of seven feet eight inches." " God bless me!" said Sir R. Rinzitz—and a buzz of surprise ran through the office—" perhaps you would be kind enough to favour me with, your name,.Sir," continued the Magistrate. " Most willingly, Sir," replied the gentleman, in broken English, " my name is'Monsieur Louis, commonly called the French giant," and he bowed again a 4 gracefully as before. The mystery having been thus solved, Monsieur Louis pro cceded to stets, that on Tuesday night, about 1 t o'clock, he was walking in the Strand,. near Exeter 'Change, it being hiii'custorit tm take the air in the night time, when he wail accosted' by the boatman who was present, who asked him if he missed any thing .from his coat-pocket. On searching for his silk handkerchief he found it was gone ; and the boatman immediately said, that it was the little boy at the bar who took it. The prisoner had handed it to an accomplice, who dropped it in his endeavdur to run away _ _ _ , _ . . . . - with it, and th e handkerchief ;sas picked up and restored to him. He gave the little boy a box on the ear, and an officer took him into custody. Jennings, the patrol, and Richards, the waterman, confirmed the statement of Monaitur Louis ; and the young delinquent being well-known to be a reputed thief and pickpocket, was fully com mitted to prison, Sir R. Thrnie intimating that, in consideration of his being a hardened offender, measures should be adopted to rend him out of the country. Monsieur Louis then withdrew ; having made his obeisance to the bench, end was followed to the coach that waited for him at the office-door by a wondering crowd, who expressed their warm admiration at his noble and graceful appearance. 'THAMES-POLICE-OFFICE.— Giorge Jachtfon, a respect able lighterman, resithint at Richmond, was put to the bar, charged with having in his possession two beams of timber, suppoited to have been stolen from Messrs. Joliffe and Danko, contractors for building the New London.bridge. Moines Hanson, rafter in the CoMniercial'Dock for floating ioods, stated, that in DeceMber last, he received for Mr. Brockle bank a large quantity of timber from on beard the ship Eduard, a Baltic trader; that on the I Ith of April, subsequently,lie re ceived an order to deliver two floats of timber to Messrs Joliffe and Banks agreeable to which order he delivered two floats Vint. 6 and IL and in float . No. 6, there wall apiece of 61 feet long, and corresponding in mark and dimenakins with the piece which he was desired to examine this morning, and which was `the one he understood that had been found in the prisoner's pos.- session. . _ 'John Shore, rafter and lighterimin to Messrs Joliffe and Banks, stated,' that on the 12th of April last, he received at ...Southwark bridge, two floats of timber BrOClclebank, Nos. 21 and h No. 6, theriwas a piece exactly corresponding in mark and diMensitint to the one which he was called upon to examine in the prisoner's possesion ; an entry of which is in the book he now produced. Mitchell, the officer, stated, that he went to Richmond on the 10th inst., and he saw in the yard of a man there two pica% of timber: net having all the information he 'wished, be went on to Ham, and did not return until the 15th ; he then found one of the 'beams on a saw-pit, preparatory to its being e t a up ;h e asked th e man who owned the yard to whoni did the tithber belong ; he said, to the prisoner; at the srame'mornenethe prisoner came into. the yard ; he Asked him (the prisoner) 'where he had got the timber ; he said he bought it from i'man, a `stranger to him, at Weettriinster-hridge, and he gave 4.1. for it. He then asked him where was the other beam ; the prisoner at first hesitated, but ' afterwards said it was cut up for fire-wood at hie house. For the prisoner it was contended, that there was no evidence of felony against hiim ; at best it was hut the presumption of his being a receiver ;there was no evidence of less, consequently there could be none of felony. • Mr. BattaiN-rine then said, the objection was good and 'Valid, and it was a fortunate one for the prisoner, lot had he sent him to trial, it is not milikely that, ht ivould,haie lnen traniiported, How.. ever, it did not at all exculpate the prisoner , or remove the Stigm a horn hie Character. He, the'respectable man whiekhe had been represented, to purchase timber from a man to whom 14 was a stranger, and who ha must hair! known could not h ave come honestly by it,' left an impression an, his mind far froM bein g f a . vourable to the prisoner. There ki, under the' peWer vested in him by the Act of P.arliainent,and under the circumitaricee of the case, he felt it hit duty iii.ienchirri to the House of Correction, to be kept to hard labotif for two months. who was horn at An affectiTT r story i s told in the M ot i teur . of a cl o u ar n ifn l' ul l a li v e ° , ° s i n Th e poor .teeature, who has ' y w e e as: s i m b n r e o . t o ig f ht 7e f i rtm ' Guadalmtpe to Paris by her mistress, a lady of the name of M a .. heard a conversation between demoiselle Des:l lt o h sending her back to been in Paris three years, her mistress and a relative about Guadaloupe, where she was again to b e so ld. sh e therefore took to flight, and committed herself to the protection of an old co lonist whom she recog ni ze d in Paris. Her mistress claimed her, but the case being heard in the Justice of Pea ce Coln of - the seeondrar r ondissentint, Ate elaint of her mistress was resisted, and a guardian appointed to the infant. MA. O LUNG ICA. We are delighted to annOtince the arrival of our intrepid countryman Major Laing at the greet centre.of African in ternal commerce, the long-sought city of Titrihnetoo: The date of his arrival is not stated, but from the time lie left Twat it was probable it took place about the beginning of February. The next caravan which arrives at Tripoli from Timbuctoo will bring us further accounts from our enterprising traveller regarding his future movements.' If he proceeded down the river Niger as expeditiously as he could, we may soon expect to hear of his arrival in Eng land. The reports of the dispersion of the caravan with which he was travelling, after it had left Twat, and which had reached this country through a respectable channel, are thus, we rejoice to say, falsified. Inured to the Afri can climate, and arriving at Timbuctoo early in the dry season, we consider every danger to 'Major Laing as over. The navigable current of the Niger will rapidly bear him we think to the Atlantic, through countries and powers deeply impressed with the majesty and fame of Great Bri tain. vwco'British travellers are at present in the heart of Northern Africa, to which they have advanced from,op posite points. Thus, desirable and important objects are accomplished,. when these are left to men of judgment and knowledge ; and much as we. differ from Mr. Harrow about the course and termination of the Niger, still it is but justice to state, that it is to him, and the alacrity with which his views are seconded by the Colonial Office, that the country is indebted for these expeditions, and what weer important geographical discoveries may be "made in them. Had these matters continued to he left .in the hands of the African 'lnstitution, they would have drivelled for a century about Sierre Leone, and never have ascertained even the source of the Niger, though thatt settlement, now settled. nearly forty years, ..is 'as near the source of the river as York is to London I No later advises have been received from Clapperton than those which announced his arrival at Sackatoo; but by the arrival of the Despatch man of war from the coast iof Africa (the Bight of Benin) some previous despatches from - that traveller had been - received, which are of con siderable importance, as disclosing his route and progress to Sackatoo. ie 7th of March he was at Katangha, the capital of Yarba or Yarriba, a country bordering on Nyffe, front whence he was preparing to set out for Kiatna; and from thence to Wauwa and Youri (distant four dais' journey from Virauwa), thus passing the places where our unfortunate countryman Park was lost. Katangha is stated to he thirty miles east of the Niger. Important in formation he must of course have obtained there; hut still more important information 'he of course obtained, and hat, no 'doubt, generally transmitted to this country, in his ad vance 'to Katangha and in his further advance north wardS, because in that route and in the latter . space he must have crossed the Niger, and passed the Nyffe, at that point where some will have it that the Niger turns east to the Nile of Egypt; and others that it empties itself into an inland lake. There he must have received positive in formation whether the mighty Niger runs eastward, 'or continues its course, as we believe, it does, southward through that line of country yet unexplored, through which twenty mighty rivers, which enter the sea in the Delta of_ Benin, descend to the ocean'. These points, we have no doubt, are in a great' measure 'determined by the advices received from Clipperton ;and probably the next Quarterly Review may favour us with a peep.behind the curtain, which we wait with undiminished confidence to perceive drawn up.—Glasgow Courier. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. Fm th t e he lC a e s ri s t a u s e s k in y o C f or c n tl e 0 7: e t l or s o h f a J rp uly ha 13 6 ). expied his Be au champ,o The sentence of the law was executed upon him at the fork of the Lexington and Woodford roads, in the edge of Frankfort., at half-pascone o'clock yesterday. • An idea bad gone abroad that he would address the people 'at, the gallows;- but he 'made no attempt of the kind. He was evidently too feeble—probably rendered , so by his attempt* . to commit suicide, by taking laudanum, and by stabbing himself. Soon after arriving at the place of execution, he ob served that he wished to die; and requested the music which belonged to two independent companies, which bad been called out to preserve order, should play " Buona parte's Retreat from Moscow," whiCh, having heirc4 he de sired the offl cern to perform the executi on,' and took his death with great fortitude. • DEATH OF MRS .0 . s.t.tictustP. 7 --During the . trial of Beau Chim p; his Wife was brought to this. town, charged with being accessary to his crime, and: committed' to pri son with him. She, was examined and' acquitted ; but, at her own solicitation and his, was permitted to return to his cell, where she remained until the day of his execu tion. They both constantly held out the idea that they would die 'together ; and on Wednesday last, apprehe n .: sions that they would make attempts upon thei r o i vn lives' began to he seriously entertained, and a gu a r d was placed in the room with them, to prevent any improper conduct. They were,' however, in- possession of a bottle of laudanum, and, on Th u r s day n i g ht, t oo k suc h a late dose r —so large, th a t it o p erate d as an emet i c, an d f a il e d to produce the effect which they expe c t e d. In the cour s e o f th e forenoon. yesterday, they told the guards that, as his last-hour was approaching, th e y w i s h e d crimes( .r a few moments' private conversation, and begged the guard to retire. The requestleemed reasonable, and the guards retired. Therpresently heard some noise, and, returning, found that Mrs. 'Beauchamp had been stabbed in the left breast, with a butcher's knife ;''and Beauchanip 'had inflicted' some wounds upon himself, not, however, either mortal or 'danger ous . M rs . - Beituehanip's. wound was mortal; she lived but.an hour or two. So perished Ann DeauchaMp, one of, the most unfortunate of women. Whether she died ,by her own• hand, or by that of her husband, we have not'been . able ,, to ascertain with certain ty. Al is said his account was, that- she herself inflicted the wound, and that when he attempted to stab himself she caught his arm, and prevented him from - doing it ef 47ectually. Mrs. Beauchamp was removed to a room of the gaol.: er's house. A reverend gentleman who was present, speaks of the dying s eine as one , o f t h e inost tom*ng he had ever witnessed. She was anxious to see her husband. lie was brought in. She had become speechless, per ham insensible. He was placed at her side upon the bed. He placed one hand upon her forehead--with the ether held her pulse until she expired. Then. "Farewell," said he, "farewell, child o f sorrow !—Farewell , chi l d of per sedition a n d misfortune !—Vor thee I have l ived, f or the e I die!'" T w i ce h e em b race d her, and was then removed. e in f of y f b d 15. to bqap . 348, evid, deioviEthls;hr tuenra ft,tthhhemwthit,zehhPy:et:ELii:on,ciliolnit,itiYndrn: lEi Gentlemenlfhite e :61 ryteffiPeeiliwitßhirtya,:l3l4:l, tra:eio::r"fplv(i'°rtilte rtiho:d tirS jr ipP tett'llhirtBromwheteriikarle ° t e .. nit riv u r‘ til eFtt i an'ieenrinnil "Pers on s 4 tapeoles eenPnabibditdity:etial7senbiriust;tilryhhtel tavnefgei, to ay s l tte dn tt'i'et:9o r t i t n"l isii e r e nnhtrntbSdiele,rft- Eandrtnaiolvtrahn tio s i 'tlt°ll:h tt ty ort tt'ilt! a e d x :ei c ve ir r i nd io ia il yit, w od i tiet th heir th itrn : in ir wi e ud, r o ese :anrt il eti t i : an e kt y eivnfiegrne wil this rircur h occasions, be 'sufficient*, secure its complete slimes*. ROBBERY OF Tltl lIIRMINGIi AM HEAT On Tuesday morning, levet" teelock, it w RE • — 'rhutre hid !lest broken into, Ind, the who le revious night, amounting ttr upw ' the wary -dour, ikealiN e.° ll: l9f rw : juick oth i : ujus e l eop i ,ca e s ion tt ll , n to e s ere ' ri from i fi 11 : stage-door, petted over the b ac k of the - : °Pewit door neat ,tiit:ob from whenei the money ww, d the key of an 'iron box Min left biestation, e t • f eer ";', 4 7. l. peen obtained. The /retel l , and. it E is base`bera elnullottwu irmadialty-aight, • queioted with the theatre. PelPetrators must, have been will fic- MEET/N'GS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, Mowna . r, Auayst 118, R. W. G. Doug* Woodeote, coach-proprietor, at thePor- In. tugal Tavern, Fleet-street (At the Court of Commissioners.) G. and C. A. Ansell, Wimbledon, calico-printers ar I C. feainley, Cratched-friant, wine merchant ' .l J. Lawrance, Pesk.place, St. James's-strest, tailor et COUNTRY DIARY, Ana. 28. x• B. Baldwin, BurleiWoodhead, tit the Sessions-house, Leeds, at 12 J. Bell, Liverpool—George , Li v erp rrslh R. and S. Blakey, Dewsbury--Sessione-house, Wakefield... 1 B. Burnell, Wakefield — Sessio ns-house, Leeds . lf Crowder and Perfect, Liverpool — Geo r g e, Liver p ool ......... 11 W. Denton, Canterbury — Star , Ca nt e rbur y 1 1 4 . E. Dudney, Brighton—New Inn, Brighton l. J. Ferguson, Catterick — Lion , North*Berton J. Gibbs, Chard—Commercial Rooms , Bristol I Johnston and Co. Whitchaven—Lion, Whitehaveu J. Leech, Salford—Mr. Norris, Manchester lo' J. K. Moakes, Louth—Woo!packs , Louth ll J. Nosworthy, Morton Hampatead—Globe, Newton Abbot 11 .1. Peeling, Liverpool—George, Liverpool ........ . ......... W. Pigott, Norwich—Swan, Norwich J. Ritson, Caldewgate, Carlisle—King's Arms, Carlisle Sharp and Askam, Leeds—Conrt House , Lee ds . ..... . S. Vaughan, Pool—Royal Oak, Pool ll D. Walmsley, Kingston-upon-Hull--Dog &Duel( ' Kingston 11 0, pod S. Wells, Norwich--Swan, Norwich ... . .... ... . MISCELLANEOUS. —,---- The following dialogue took place in the Nue Coach O ffi ce the other day :__M What coaches have , London ,____ ~ Thank ?"— ; : 0 ; you etn°.'One at 'li e: l n c goes first ?"—Brighton Gazette. NELANCHOLY. E VENT 3T STOR3'.CASTLE , - 017 themorning of the 17th instant, Sir William Elliot's .youpcl o tellck , andine which I t ea t butler was found dead in the river near the Castle. He had , - gone to fish on the preceding evening, aild it IS terminated his existence, as the river was quite sha llow supposed that he had b een seized with a fit, which where was his,found.—Edinburgls Observer. • In ,consequence of the . extreme drought of the . sun I tiler, the autumnal fruits are found in this season to be much infested with wonns or maggots. This' 1y Pc culiarly observable in pear s. An eminent p h y sician this neighbourhood has sta ted his convictions 'that a few grains of-the discoloured substance to be-seen in a pear when worin.eaten, are sufficient to cause .1 disor der in• the intestines , of a most dangerous character. Cheltenham Chronicle. take INDIAN GYMNASTIcs. — Great men in India a pride hi having the best wrestlers in their servi l e , s e who are permitted to make use of their notss , . , .. ph,a . nts, &c. whenever they please. Nay , Tied, pitch is this passion :for gymnastic exhibition ce ,L,.. that the art is sometimes practised by women ; "n"' • flak fi rm , study to make their bodies hardy ai:d their .. ~ 1 . poll. by following the prescribed regimens: *nu Pillages challenging' the wrestlers, in the 411, r eee nt .v axons through which they pass, to_ try a fall. Th" ° r /l ii - t it sometimes attain such a degree of profictieh.cY, am 1 '- le ouPo • . for the is rare most experienced of their lulu • ' , f l oweve , nents to overthrow.them. It must be added, these that the best wrestlers often decline engagiT III of contests, from the fear of incurring the isg , l ic" beingworsted by a woman: ' Mr. MACREADY.—On to such a Monday last, this celsbre ted performer took his leave of the Birmingham audience, in , L ib ! character of Hamlet. It being understood , that i n a fewlisys thins' favourite of the public would cross the Atlantic, .the house we° crowded in every part. After the4ragedy, Mr. llbsoreay 0,0: forward amidst an uproar of acclamation, and' Oa. nottlY '- follow' 1 , ..-- , " Ladies and Gentlemen I cannot quit England fo r $ considerable period without takingitave of the Birreinghein WO' pm:a—that audience to whom, I. may almost say, I .ha' hereditary. obligations—before ..whom I: , have made my_fast prV fissional essay, and by whoa* fostering smiles I have liero principally. elevated to the situation which I now hold. At live 4 succeeding visit which I have paid to this, my almost native Pis"' you have honoured me with increasing marks of your approbati° —an approbation of which 1 must , for ever feel proud. ( 11°. Mr. Macready paused, evidently affected; after an instant, h°,_"; ever, he proceeded as follows : )--Ladies and Gentlemen , " 5 ; that the task.' have impesed on myself is more -difficult thsn imagined. I therefore beg leave, most sincerely, wishing w h i c h i l happiness and emcees., to:bid you farewell."—Thi s address , w nie wile evidently unpremeditated, _was received With rapturous 611- Onto, and every demonstration of regard. A circumstance of a-novel description occurred yes te.rday at the , house of Mr. Hill, 17, West Smithheld• Ab') „,' '' ,: three o'clo c k in the morning,' Mrs. Hill was disturbed bY a ~"''e - , proceeding from the chimney of her; bed-room, but in"lrflie some of her neighbours had employed the chimney u' pre, further notice wale taken of it at the time. But about tiv ed, o'clock in the day, however, the servant while making t h ' b or t perceived soot fallintfrom the chimney, of therienle .I°()l t i' ,.h los communicating the fact to..her master and - Mistress, 11 "' ~ free hum edia t elY made, when the legs of a man were disewie re ' :,, , 7 ' . yards up the chimney. On calling out, " Hells, whg"'"',.,: . ...- . said, t° be •a a t cohni6utheleYpe- sweeper the received for answer, "Pray take me out, for I on '''',- ken Some of the bricks were eceordingly.removed, and h e . wal .0 -- oi The it, prisonera found to of no be ee h al ad n 4 7 o : l ,. s ow" pigeons, and thought they. had descended the chienneYe 1111 ' , 01 in searching for them, he had stuck fait in that predictor ile the present moment. 'When he ;was taken out, •he APPetrfel: lie exhausted, and gasped for breath. lie had been islr", l '7,„ - :ertir the chimney with one arm PPwarde, and the other. ow - iebet which deprived hima all power of liberating himself. be were the prisoners intention. may easily be imagined- D ° n o l o) , necessary to state, that he had reached Mr. Hill's linos h,,,,Y-pri ,of a.house 4rieirly adjoining, which was under repair. '''' toner was safely lodged in the Compter.. in (h. A singular highway rObbery . wis committed wow afternoon of Thursday last, betw e en .g. ennington 111)' !(Miner borough. A youth, in the employ of a baker, at Wi l l :lie a Place, was dispatched to the latter with a quantity ° I br : 'cli h i back, thrown across the shoulde r s of the horse ' ll l )°° ,_ - . hi es IV rode ;" he had not ,proceeded a gr ea t di s tance before he - f the coated by a man, who demanded to know the contents ° „„ j elr sack, and instantly .th --.atop : the r boy, who w" lic,...ths alarmed, immediately , obeyed the summon',- w h en the w hio , knocked him 'o ff his seat by a blow which alnolit stunne d li the and, mounting the. horse, rode oft' at full speed. A l 1 12,,, y ° youth recovered his trepidati on , h e m o d e the best of b''' II- f oo Asliford, and making known the e . t_ ~ due° ,eat very kindly saddled. their horses, and ;: ' ,Cle off at fi n:. j r .d .....b. „.fte,- , villain, whom they diecovered at a public , houee.at A tihr - 0 ' f 6 in the act of_ giving the ,animal fi e 1 14 A ~,,,t 4 Wiwi" r i;eel quantity of beer. No sooner, however, had hie ption le" *f url t° in sight, than,.suiP ectin g their intention, he again 111 : ) ., w i t i liee l evade them byflight ;' but an instant of "lo a: o v'; 4inse by them, induced the landlordle h o ld I. anim a by i ' 's o° .tee Ott ai re , and the thief by the , leg, when he was isfab r ,sao n-. . ei'''' 1 1, - before alleg6trate, who committe d' him to",St:'4Tiiiiooooo I'le°v. n‘lthrateienG22r--C-45011 t7e .in or 1101;7 b i y,: idii : d eni r d i lt c . f relitp d di a: r g ,42 l" q te 4.t r ,ho o fi f nl th lteet. e . V arterßsirerfoo_ftsatr i ry h. elefibt ; erosven fule ch aeo uro i:::: os ; l / 4 Y 1 :;41 7; 1 1 , ad i r .nh •--- l i t t e . r t i ' illielt-g:Ail!enAncßlie°l3lltriteiChEDnosa----na:Py.t.isC4,osloitnivlSluff:l hisi 10 14, t1 ' 1 . 0 0 - our Hall, in the county of Sa lop, and ;titer of. Pea Ca E. q ., .111. p., for Shr • On the ' e"14‘41. a u gOir 9f Thomas John Burgoyne, DK. , °I !greet; Porttnan-sonare , ?bile' O n -th ~. . . - e - 4 lit mit t Y *I by the 'Re y nOber. ' t it 14 , 14 - I°r Males, 14th " ', s ight e° l7i vl rag ' oons ► to flllsibe • t.L. iloulluient -1 tighter of the late William Harbin:Esq.,' 01140142 j_f-.---- ---- ------- DIED ' r , FA , A irott , On ' only childt I/3th lust ., suddenlyi ' , at l'aris, Chelan 4urn the p o yAl of George Henry Alaeartory, Esq., late 0:i ' e years. , • re lic t of Smte i' tiftii fiv On'theltlat inst.,- at Shooter's-krill, Kenti"-E l4 ‘ brntn ' .- 41411 " Cs ".• Sir Trf Blometekit-1300., ig:betalot Yon" ~,•-.- ~ - orr ico Printed and Publishini by M. YOUNCii ' lll 41. ' illig Na. lit, Strand.